"It's so good to see you Barry." I hugged the CSI investigator. Iris stood behind Barry with her arms crossed.
"You too. I was wondering when you would come visit." Iris cleared her throat. "This is my best friend Iris. And Iris this is Mari."
"Please. I feel like I already know you." She pulled me in for a hug. "He wouldn't stop talking about you. But I can see why now."
"Oh, Barry. It's so great to meet you Iris!"
After I had checked into the hotel, I went straight to the training gym. It was on the side of Central City that was crushed by poverty. Inside were gangsters and other unimpressionable types.
"Aye there sweet baby. You lost?" A creep by the door reached for me. I pulled away.
"Want to train together?" They reacted how I knew they would. Laughter. It was an uproar in the gym.
"I don't feel comfortable doing that to a lady."
"No, it's okay. I can take it." Winking, he got in the ring with me. "Street rules?"
"Why not doll." I laughed gently.
"Come on, you can't fight a girl Rocky. Let me do it." The woman was a prostitute. Lovely. Big heels, fake everything. She kicked off her shoes and took Rocky's place.
"Come at me, bitch." She tried to slap me in the face but I caught her wrist. I bent it back and brought her to her knees. "I bet you're used to this." I flipped her over my shoulder and she crashed into a rack of equipment before hitting the ground, the heavy metal rack falling on top of her.
"Whoa!" Some men scrambled away, back into the darkness. Rocky was the first to approach me. Before he could even pull his gun, I snapped his neck.
"Ah, this is fun. Isn't it?"
"Who are you? Ex navy?" Everyone stood and watched as a big man with a thick Irish accent got into the ring.
"Oh no. Dear me no. I'm Mari."
"I like already like you."
"You must be the Patrick my dear Slade sent me to train with."
"That would be me. Who wants to see Rocky avenged?" All the men started to cheer for the trainer. "Ready? Or do you need to hide behind your weapons?"
"Let's go." His first punch connected with my jaw and I fell to the floor and let my hair cover the left side of my face. "You actually hit a girl?" My jaw was dislocated and my words sounded odd.
"He did say train you, did he not?"
"Oh no. He sent me here to make sure I'm still sharp." I stood back up and he stared at my jaw. With a simple push it was back in place. "Which of course I am." One square kick in his chest sent him flying backwards. "Watch out boys!" I stood up on the wires. They all tried to make for the door but I heaved Rocky's body in front of them.
"Just let us go man! We didn't do anything!"
"Do you want to run the city or not?"
A brave soul stepped toward me as I stood on the ropes. "You won't kill us?"
"Of course not. I want to help you. And if you don't accept my help, I'll kill every single piece of filth in here. Clear?" They nodded and I gave them a friendly smile. "Excuse me. I need to slip into something more comfortable."
I went to Patrick's office to see everything I needed in a duffel bag.
The next time I walked out all of the guys were still there. They all looked on with curiosity at my uniform. I had my swords across my back and a machine gun attached to my leg. I placed a hand behind my bandolier and the other on my handgun in its thigh holster. Slade had given me a mask just like his except there was an opening for a ponytail made from the black wig I wore underneath. "So what do we call you?" My black boot pushed the daring man to the wall.
"Do not speak unless spoken to." I pulled a sword and placed it against his throat. "But good question." I let him down. "I am Killer Prime. Do you have any questions?" Nobody said anything. "This is your one chance to speak freely."
"How did you snap your jaw back like that? Are you a robot?"
"You have got to kidding me." I put my hand against my mask in shame. "You're all so pathetic. It was Miracle. Excuse me, it was a miracle." I sighed at my own terrible pun. "Now, let's get started."
I had been in the city for four days just as it fell into chaos. "Be safe Mari. I wouldn't trust anyone on these streets." Barry released me from the hug.
"Let Eddie walk you to the train station." Iris pulled at her detective boyfriend's jacket.
"No. That's alright. My people don't really like police. Too much like a soldier." Eddie was obviously confused. Iris whispered into his ear. He mouthed the word pacifist.
"I insist ."
I sighed. "Fine." I put my backpack on and walked with him to the train station.
"Come back and visit."
"I will never come back here when there is such violence. You shouldn't have wasted time taking me down here when there are gangsters killing people everyday." I flipped my hair over my shoulder and got on the train. The ride was long, slow, and boring. My favorite part was when I pulled into the station. Oliver and Felicity were waiting for me. I immediately hugged the blonde IT girl.
"How was the trip?"
"It was okay. Of all times, I went while there were street wars. Like three people were murdered the first day I was there. It was awful."
"Weird. Uh, how's Barry?"
"Oh, he's great." I filled them in about Barry and his life while we drove back to the secret hideout of the Arrow. "I'm getting tired of cities. I was thinking after this ridiculous violent rampage of yours is over, we should all move out to the country somewhere. It would be a good thing considering we all helped an illegal crime fighter beat people up."
Oliver frowned. "This 'violent rampage' has a purpose you know."
"Well yeah. It's just not a good one." He rolled his eyes. Sara walked in and looked disappointed to see me.
"Hey Mari." We didn't exactly get along but it was worse now that she saw I was alive. She was the one that pushed me off a cliff. They thought I died. You can't kill me easily.
"Hi. Felicity, we should go out tonight." She nodded while she keep typing. "Want to come Sara?"
"I think I'll pass." She was leaned against a table with her arms crossed. Felicity rolled her chair under the desk and we walked into Verdant. I made my way for the bar and ordered four shots. I downed them all and bought a few more drinks.
"How can you drink that much?" The only person I called my friend stared at me.
"I don't know. Let's go dance!" The loud beat and exiting energy got my system pumped. Pretty soon I was dancing with some guy around my age and he slipped a bullet into my hand.
"Wanna get out of here?" He asked in my ear. I nodded and took him by the hand. Once we were out in the alley, he shoved me and I fell to the ground, cutting my arm open on a shard of glass. A cloth was placed over my face and I pretended to pass out. He dragged me off and threw me into the back of a van. I sat up and rubbed the back of my head.
"You could've been gentler."
"Sorry." After a ten minute ride the van stopped. I closed my eyes and the man carried me inside a warehouse. Once in there, we knew there were no cameras so I was back on my feet.
"Welcome back Killer."
"Thank you Slade. Did I do a good job in Central City?"
"It was perfect. Go get ready for Oliver."
"He'll bring Sara."
"Is that a problem?"
"No."
"It shouldn't be. After all, you were trained by myself as well as the League."
"Not to mention the Miracle." I left and changed again. I pulled on my mask as I heard the windows in the main warehouse shatter. I scoffed and stepped out of the door. I had my sword drawn and I just stared at the duo. Oliver pulled an arrow on me.
"Where is Mari?" His voice was deeper.
The voice modifier made my voice sound much lower but I didn't sound like a man. "Who?"
He moved around a little, suggesting he wasn't sure about me. "Who are you?"
"I'm Killer Prime."
"I like your mask."
"I knew you would."
"Where is she?" Sara's voice sounded robotic and I mentally laughed at her.
"I don't know who you are talking about. Slade really doesn't tell me about any of his plans." Oliver fired the arrow but I put my sword up and it bounced off of the sharp blade into the light above us, leaving us in complete darkness. This was just another advantage for me. I knew exactly where Sara was. I stood behind her and took her neck in my arms. She struggled and I let go. My sword left a long cut down her back. Her sharp yell was the only sound in the still air. I heard a bow being spun toward me. It hit my sword and the sharp blade got stuck in his weapon. The interconnected weapons were thrown to the floor. I pulled an arrow from his quiver and laughing, I stabbed Oliver in his shoulder with his own arrow. Sara was getting to her feet and I immediately pulled my machine gun up. I fired warning shots at her feet before running out of the warehouse. Finding a car to take, I pulled my gun up and hit the transformer, causing all cameras to blink out. I ripped off the license plate and got behind the wheel. "Slade."
"What?"
"They are alive but defeated. I'm in a red car that I'll park by the docks. I'm shedding my uniform."
